Dungeons & Dragons Online (DDO) celebrates its 7th anniversary this week and Turbine has a special announcement to celebrate the occasion. Earlier today DDO Senior Producer Erik Boyer posted a letter to the community to reflect on the recent release of Update 17: Return to Gianthold and discuss the upcoming 7th anniversary. As it turns out, Turbine has secretly been working away in the background on the second expansion to DDO, the Shadowfell Conspiracy.
The new expansion is expected to release this summer and will boost the level cap to 28, add new quests, a new prestige character feature called Iconic Heroes, faster access to the Forgotten Realms, and more.
Shadowfell Conspiracy will have more than just new quests and regions, we will also be raising the level cap to 28 and providing something often requested by fans: faster access to the Forgotten Realms! With a new prestige character feature we are calling Iconic Heroes; we think we have an innovative solution that will get you right into the Forgotten Realms starting at level 15. Each of these Forgotten Realms born characters will start as a race class combination with new racial abilities. I cant wait to tell you more about these characters in the coming months.
You can read Boyers full update for more. Stay tuned and well update you with additional expansion details as they become available.
Update: Turbine has sent out an official press release with additional details about the Shadowfell Conspiracy expansion. Check it out below for more.
Source: DDO Update
WARNER BROS. INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT AND WIZARDS OF THE COAST UNVEIL DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ONLINE®: SHADOWFELL CONSPIRACY
Second Expansion to Award Winning MMO Launching Summer 2013
NEEDHAM, MA 26th February 2013 Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment and Wizards of the Coast unveiled today Dungeons & Dragons Online®: Shadowfell Conspiracy, the second expansion to the award-winning free-to-play massively multiplayer online roleplaying game (MMORPG) developed by Turbine. Shadowfell Conspiracy takes place in the beloved Forgotten Realms setting, features an increased level cap, introduces new Iconic Heroes and much more!
Last year we expanded the world of DDO into the Forgotten Realms universe with the launch of our first expansion, said Erik Boyer, Senior Producer of DDO. This year were introducing more content and making it even easier to experience the latest content with the introduction of Iconic Heroes that begin at level 15, allowing players to jump right into the action.
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS ONLINE: SHADOWFELL CONSPIRACY FEATURES:
- Two New Forgotten Realms Adventure Packs -- Featuring gorgeous new wilderness areas packed with new D&D monsters, dangerous encounters and a host of challenging dungeons.
- Wheloon: Horrors from the Shadowfell pour into Wheloon, a prison city full of irredeemable criminals and traitors to the Crown. In this place, Netherese agents conspire to forge an army out of the Kingdoms enemies. Masquerade as a traitor to infiltrate the Prison City, fight marauding criminal gangs, and destroy the army before it marches all the while battling creatures made out of the very shadows.
- Stormhorns: Deep in the Stormhorn Mountains, the Netherese Empire prepares to unleash its secret weapon against the Kingdom of Cormyr. Brave treacherous mountain passes through griffon territory and overcome cunning harpy ambushes. At the peaks of the mighty Stormhorns, overcome an alliance of giants and monstrous creatures only to have to contend with a terrible Netherese secret weapon.
- Introducing Iconic Heroes -- Jump into the action of DDO with these new prestige characters that start in Forgotten Realms at level 15 and feature unique looks and skills. Each of these classic D&D heroes is a paragon of their race and class and features custom iconic gear, appearance options and new abilities to enhance their power.
- Attain Epic level to 28 -- Master your destiny and gain new epic feats and spells with three new Epic levels of advancement that let you reach new levels of power.
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